If you're interested in opening a socially conscious business, a fair trade business may be for you. As a fair trade retailer, you will work directly with wholesalers to purchase inventory made by ...

Counterpoint to “The Problem with Fair Trade Coffee” article, published in the Summer 2011 issue of the Stanford Social Innovation Review Fair Trade USA is disappointed that the Stanford Social ...

In this op-ed, student Camila Rice-Aguilar reflects on the global impact of the Fair Trade movement. The smell of freshly turned soil and crisp mountain air accompanies me as I walk up the path to a ...

We've pulled together some resources for anyone interested in learning more about global trade, where to purchase Fair Trade products, or how to start your own grassroots campaign. Get involved by ...

The regulation of commercial activity across countries is the focus of free trade and fair trade policies, but both address the topic from different perspectives. Free trade focuses on the reduction ...

Over the past 15 years, Fair Trade Labeling Organizations International (FLO) and Fair Trade labels have played an important role in driving consumer awareness and demand for socially and ...

Brazil Cooperative director Luis Adauto, center, inspects coffee trees on Rosevaldo Pereiras farm with Paul Rice, preisdent of Fair Trade USA, a nonprofit group that promotes and certifies fair trade.

Fair trade is a global movement that strives to provide standards for how products like food and clothing are grown, produced, and sold. These standards help ensure equitable trade by directly ...

Hugh Outhred and Maria Retnanestri received funding from AusAID for related research in the form of a 2007 Australian Development Research Award "Overcoming Barriers to Renewable Energy in Rural ...

The Fair Trade movement is beloved by socially conscious coffee connoisseurs, and for good reason–certification guarantees fair wages and labor conditions for farmers (coffee is purchased directly ...